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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Saturday June 08, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Senator Markey Announces Discussion Draft to Improve Governance of Country's Grid Operators
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Labor, clean energy, public interest, operator, and utility stakeholders shared regional energy grid priorities at Boston roundtable hosted by Senator Markey Discussion Draft Bill Text (PDF) Boston (May 31, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, today held a roundtable discussion in Boston with u  more

Warren Pushes to Reform Federal Home Loan Bank System to Address Affordable Housing Crisis
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) urging the agency to address our country's affordable housing crisis by reforming the broken Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) System. In particular, she urged the FHFA to move forward with two proposed rulemakings on the FHLBs' mission and membership. In 1932, Congress created the FHLB system to address the h  more

Whip Clark: "I Want To Put Republicans on Record."
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Last night, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) appeared on CNN's The Source with Kaitlan Collins to discuss the discharge petition House Democrats have filed for the Right to Contraception Act, a continuation of their efforts to protect reproductive health care from extreme MAGA Republican attacks. Below are excerpts from her interview: On whether the Right to Contraception Act could be brought  more